{"id":30496,"date":"2024-05-05T22:11:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T22:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=30496"},"modified":"2024-05-05T22:11:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T22:11:33","slug":"are-death-anniversaries-permissible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/are-death-anniversaries-permissible\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Death Anniversaries Permissible?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 07127<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Answered by: Maulana Mohammed Shahbaz Aslam<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Question:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">A brother had asked if death anniversaries are permissible? (I.e. holding a dua majlis in remembrance of them with food also being served)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Answer:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0639\u064e\u0627\u0626\u0650\u0634\u064e\u0629\u064e \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e\u062a\u0652: \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e \u0631\u064e\u0633\u064f\u0648\u0644\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650 \u0635\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0647\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e: \u00ab\u0645\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u062d\u0652\u062f\u064e\u062b\u064e \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0623\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0631\u0650\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0647\u064e\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0633\u064e \u0645\u0650\u0646\u0652\u0647\u064f \u0641\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0648\u064e \u0631\u062f\u00bb<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Mishkat al-Masabih 140<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Our Mother Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said the Messenger of Allah, may Allah send prayers and peace upon him, said: \u201cWhoever introduces in this affair of ours that which is not from it is rejected.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Holding a majlis for dua is permissible, if food is served this is also permissible. If duas are made for the deceased and the food served is done so as sadaqah on behalf of the deceased, then this is also permitted. It is hoped that the rewards of such acts will benefit the deceased.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">However, if this is deemed obligatory or sunnah then it would be considered an innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Only Allah (\u0639\u0632 \u0648 \u062c\u0644) knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Written by Maulana Mohammed Shahbaz Aslam<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 07127 &nbsp; Answered by: Maulana Mohammed Shahbaz Aslam &nbsp; Question: &nbsp; A brother had asked if death anniversaries are permissible? 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